Feral Interactive has announced that Battlestations: Pacific for the Mac will be released today. Developed by Square Enix London Studios, the sequel to Battlestations: Midway expands upon the original game with two large campaigns, one based on the actual events of the War in the Pacific and the other a ‘what-if?’ scenario based on the premise of Japanese victory. Battlestations: Pacific features 14 missions for each campaign, over 100 different types of war machines to control, impreoved graphics, and enhanced multiplayer modes.

“Battlestations: Pacific is massive and beautifully balanced,” said Feral Interactive’s David Stephen. “The compelling mix of action and strategy inherited from Battlestations Midway remains as good as ever, but the expansion of the game to encompass a ’what-if?’ Japanese campaign adds a whole new dimension to the experience.”

“Battlestations Pacific was a labor of love,” said Square Enix London Studios’ Jonathan Eardley. “We are delighted to see it so well replicated on the Mac.”

Battle your way to victory on land, sea and air in this unique combination of action and strategy. Relive the key battles of the Pacific by leading the US forces from the Battle of Midway to Okinawa or else take command on the Imperial Japanese forces and change the course of World War II by destroying Pearl Harbor and expanding the Empire of the Sun across the ocean to Hawaii. Battlestations Pacific strikes a fine balance between the advanced tactics required to command entire battles and the adrenaline-pumping action of air and naval combat. It is an accessible, well-rounded and substantially improved sequel to Battlestations Midway.

Key features:

2 huge single-player campaigns, US and Japanese comprising 14 missions each

Command and take direct control of over 100 air, sea and undersea units, from fighters, bombers and kamikaze planes to cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines and prototype jets.

5 customizable mutiplayer modes allow players to take part in massive and thrilling online battles.

Island capture

Siege

Competitive

Duel

Escort

Superb new graphics engine with a new level of visual realism that shows off the attention to detail.

Switch between active units at will.

Endless replay value.

Minimum Requirements:

Processor: 1.8Ghz

RAM: 2GB

Graphics: 256MB VRAM

OS: 10.5.8

Hard Disk: 9GB

Optical Drive: DVD

Devices: Mouse

Recommended Requirements:

Processor: 2.4Ghz

RAM: 3GB

Graphics: 512MB VRAM

OS: 10.6.4

Hard Disk: 9GB

Optical Drive: DVD

Devices: Multi-button Mouse

Requires an Intel processor.The following cards are NOT supported: ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series.

Battlestations: Pacific retails in North America for US $39.95, £34.95 (inc VAT) in the UK and €39.95 (inc VAT) throughout Europe.

LittleWing Pinball's eleventh pinball game, MAD Daedalus, is now available for purchase from the LittleWing website. The pinball game's storyline takes place in ancient Knossos and follows the story of Daedalus and his attempts to rebuild the crashed Ariadne spaceship.

From the prologue:

The scene is set in ancient Knossos where Minoan civilization flourished. However, it was not just an ancient city. There was a mysterious prehistoric site, half buried in a hill, that contained the wreckage of a huge spaceship.

MAD Daedalus is a tactical multi ball machine which is set in the extraordinary view. You will experience thrills and exhilaration in the exotic labyrinth world!

MAD Daedalus is available for $35 and requires OS X 10.3.9 or later. Follow the links below for more information and to download the free demo.
LittleWingMAD Daedalus

CCP Games recently released a new developer blog post, this time detailing the new Character Creator feature included in the upcoming EVE Online Incursion expansion planned for November. Featuring all new art for each bloodline, race, and gender, the creator is the first step in providing station avatars for players in 2011.

With our upcoming expansion, EVE Online: Incursion, we will be rolling out entirely new avatars for all of our characters and NPCs in EVE Online. The character art is one of the few remaining pieces from the game that has remained as it was when it launched back in 2003. We've updated the ship graphics, the celestials, gates and stations, and now it's time we modernize and update the characters. We've created unique models for each bloodline,race and gender, 24 in total, along with new hairstyles and clothes. We even have shoes and underwear that you can play around with, even if they won't show on your portrait. That doesn't matter, though, because you will know what color underwear your character is wearing, and that is important.

Does that mean you are releasing Incarna now?No, just characters. This is a major overhaul in terms of art and technology, and paves the way for allowing you to explore the corridors of space stations in subsequent expansion. Yes, just to be clear, Incarna, the expansion where you can walk around as an avatar is not coming out this winter, but the first release of it is planned to come out next summer, in 2011. However, in the same way we introduced new planet graphics in Dominion and then Planetary Interaction one expansion later, we are introducing updated avatar graphics now in Incursion.

Electronic Arts and Hothead Games have announced that DeathSpank will be available for Windows PCs on October 26. A Mac version is also in the works, with a release date to be announced later. The game "takes players on an epic adventure through crazy quests in a vast world filled with vibrant, eccentric and hilarious characters."

“Bringing the game to PC and Mac was a direct response to the repeated requests by our fans and we are thrilled that DeathSpank has become so popular and such a phenomenon, ensuring that we can fulfill those requests,” said Vlad Ceraldi, Director of Game Development at Hothead Games. “The humor, story and core gameplay elements in DeathSpank were all inspired by some of our favorite PC games.”

Players who download the game will be placed in the boots of the mighty DeathSpank, “Dispenser of Justice,” “Vanquisher of Evil” and “Hero to the Downtrodden” and will embark on his lifelong journey to search for and find a mysterious artifact known only as “The Artifact.” Along his journey, DeathSpank will rescue orphans, defeat a local tyrant, help an aging adventurer and dive headfirst into an even deeper mystery. The game’s accessibility makes for a fun, addictive experience where players will find themselves solving crazy puzzles, collecting massive amounts of loot and engaging in tons of hilarious dialogue. DeathSpank also features local co-operative gameplay, allowing friends to jump in and out of this adventure on the same computer as DeathSpank’s trusty, magical sidekick, Sparkles the Wizard.